As the military frees a Palestinian law maker, troops kidnap civilians in the West Bank, these stories and more in today’s update.
This program was produced by the International Middle East Media Center for June 23, 2009.
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As reactions varied to the speech of the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, four patients died in Gaza due to the continued siege. Near Ramallah Israeli soldiers attacked Palestinian and international peace activists during the weekly non-violent protest against the Wall in Ni’lin village. Midnight Saturday, Israeli airforce launched a number of air-to-surface missiles near the Gaza-Egypt border in Palestinian neighborhoods. Local residents reported that four Palestinians were wounded in the attack. Also, this week the Israeli Jerusalem municipality handed out yet more demolition orders to Palestinian families in Al Bustan, an East Jerusalem neighborhood. These stories and more in this week’s update.
This program was produced by the International Middle East Media Center for June 19, 2009.
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In October, 2008 a group of 21 Greenbelters – volunteers and staff – traveled to the Land called Holy, Israel-Palestine, with Amos Trust to spend time with peacemakers and people living there – especially the Palestinians living behind the ‘Separation Wall’ in the West Bank town of Bethlehem.
This program was produced by Greenbelt for December, 2008.
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Phyllis Bennis on a two-state solution: “From what I saw in this trip to the West Bank, I would say that if it’s not already impossible, it is so close as to be virtually the same. The division of Palestinian land within the West Bank, has divided the West Bank, as have the series of roads that connect settlements but bypass Palestinian villages, towns, refugee camps. The checkpoints—imagine 567 checkpoints, according to the United Nations, in this tiny territory the size of the US state of Delaware. It’s insane.”
This program was produced by The Real News for August 1, 2008.
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The US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is back visiting the region within the framework of US efforts to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, while Israeli forces continue to close all the Gaza border crossings, as they have done for more than two years. These stories and more in this week’s update.
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Phyllis Bennis: “There were negotiations going on between Israelis and Palestinians back in 2000, then-prime minister Barak, Ehud Barak, offered to the Palestinians, who of course were demanding, appropriately, that their capital of their Palestinian state should be in the Palestinian city of East Jerusalem. And instead, Barak said, of course, we can’t allow that to happen, but we’ll let you have your capital in Abu Dis. We’ll even let you call it Al-Quds, which is Arabic for Jerusalem.”
This program was produced by The Real News for August 2, 2008.
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The End of History: With a Period, Not a Question Mark – The Nation
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas reiterated his call for Palestinian national unity this week while the Bil’in conference on popular resistance ends with a nonviolent protest against the separation wall. These stories and more in this week’s update.
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Workers arriving at the Caterpillar – Perkins factory in Irlam, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom, this morning were surprised by a 30 foot yellow banner with an acrylic image of a Palestinian, head in hands, whose house is being demolished by a Cat bulldozer while an Israeli soldier stands guard. The spray-painted text proclaims “Stop Caterpillar… Palestine… House Demolitions… Apartheid Wall… Perkins… 100% owned by Caterpillar… Israeli Tank Deal”.
It was all too much for some – they kept their windows firmly sealed while staring straight ahead. Others were interested but scared that someone might notice, a few shouted at us and declined any discussion. But quite a number, especially those not driving a Jag, perhaps even walking to work, were curious enough to take our leaflet and the War on Want Shareholders anti-Report. Some knew nothing about their company’s role in Palestine and thanked us for the information. Some knew of the issues and agreed with us completely. Some, it seems, were embarrassed to go into work through our line.
This program was produced by Chris Edwards on April 8th 2005.
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Residents of Bil’in village, together with international and Israeli activists, chain themselves to olive trees that are to be uprooted to make way for the Israeli Apartheid Wall. The wall is currently being constructed in many areas of Palestine. For Bil’in it will result in the annexation of 2,400 dunums of land – over 50% of the land belonging to the village. This will facilitate massive Israeli settlement expansion east of the Green Line.
Bil’in has carried out a series of non-violent protests against this land theft, and demonstrations are held at least once a week, usually more. The Israeli military has used excessive force against the demonstrators, regularly firing tear gas, rubber coated metal bullets, sound bombs and live ammunition at unarmed civilians peacefully protesting. Many people have been injured and arrested. In other areas of Palestine people have been killed because they have protested against the wall, including two children who were shot dead on the same day that this video was filmed, a short distance away in Beit Liqya.
This program was produced by Lena Green on May 4, 2005.
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Break The Silence Mural Project report
13 killed as the Gaza strip this week saw the Israeli army intensify their attacks, while the Palestinians commemorate the eight-year anniversary of the second Intifada this week. These stories and more in this weeks program.
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